WKDQ - THE TRI-STATE'S COUNTRY STATION » predict lifespan http://wkdq.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:56:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New Blood Test Can Predict Lifespan http://wkdq.com/new-blood-test-can-predict-lifespan/ http://wkdq.com/new-blood-test-can-predict-lifespan/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 09:24:55 +0000 Jon Prell http://wkdq.com/?p=6821 A blood test that should be available in Europe by the end of the year could give you a pretty good indication of how fast you are aging and how much longer you will live.

The test measures telomeres, structures on the end of each of your chromosomes, which scientists think may hold the key to determining a person's "true age."

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